Fight the Bite: TDH Urges Precautions for Spring Breakers & Mission Trip Members

Feb 29, 2016 at 09:52 am by Staff

Across Tennessee, thousands of college students, members of faith organizations, healthcare professionals and others are planning spring or summer trips to warmer locations fo.... Read More

Governors, Physicians Call for End to Nation's Opioid Epidemic

Feb 23, 2016 at 09:39 am by Staff

Governors and physicians find it unacceptable that nearly 30,000 Americans die each year from the misuse and abuse of prescription opioids and heroin. To end this national epi.... Read More

Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame Announces Call for Nominations

Feb 12, 2016 at 12:24 am by Staff

The Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame, an initiative to honor Tennessee’s finest healthcare leaders, is accepting nominations for its 2016 class via the organization’s websit.... Read More

March of Dimes Honors Outstanding Middle Tennessee Nurses at Annual Gala

Feb 10, 2016 at 12:54 pm by Staff

Now in it’s sixth year, the annual March of Dimes Nurse of the Year Awards drew a record crowd on Dec. 8, 2015 to honor outstanding Middle Tennessee nurses.Rita Mitchell, exec.... Read More

Council Hosts Annual Wall Street Panel

Feb 10, 2016 at 12:40 pm by Staff

With markets off to a bumpy start, more than 600 executives gathered at the Omni Nashville Hotel to hear top investment analysts discuss 2016 predictions for the healthcare in.... Read More

Mark P. Freeman, MD: Radiology from the Top Down

Feb 10, 2016 at 12:34 pm by Staff

Mark P. Freeman, MD, likes to take the 10,000-foot view and then dive deep into the cracks and crevices … both at work and for fun.Specializing in diagnostic and interventiona.... Read More

Clinical Importance of Haptoglobin in Diabetes, Cardiovascular Complications

Feb 10, 2016 at 12:23 pm by Staff

Diabetes affects nearly 400 million people worldwide and is expected to increase to nearly 600 million people by 2035. Patients with diabetes mellitus are often more susceptib.... Read More

Heart Monitor

Feb 10, 2016 at 09:53 am by Staff

Mark Your CalendarFocus on the Heart: Annual Cardiovascular SymposiumFeb. 26, 2016Music City Center, Davidson BallroomDesigned to meet the educational needs of primary care ph.... Read More

Taken in Context: Study Raises Questions about Sharing vs. Scaring

Feb 10, 2016 at 09:43 am by Staff

A little knowledge goes a long way … but could it go too far if taken out of context? With genomic data becoming increasingly available to clinicians, providers are having to.... Read More

Using Rhythmia to Treat Arrhythmias

Feb 10, 2016 at 09:35 am by Staff

In the fourth quarter of last year, TriStar Summit Medical Center debuted a new system by Boston Scientific to enhance mapping and navigation in treating arrhythmias. The hosp.... Read More